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Using the Primo webservices in a mobile app Tom Ruthven and Susan Lafferty UNSW Library

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Mobile Services at UNSW Library SMS notifications –students NEVER read their s – this seemed the best alternative. Mobile Directory –Our web-based ‘tour’ is very clunky and not very attractive. A mobile interface seemed to make more sense. Mobile App incorporating Primo Web Services –Mobile seems to be the way of the future –All our students are always on their mobile devices – swamping our wi-fi network –Makes sense to get in early and avoid the rush further down the track

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SMS notices Requirement: opt-in only

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SMS notices To enable Opt-in, we created an iFrame within Primo’s Personal Settings in which we present an Aleph OPAC function (bor-update). SMS actually an long version - sent to the user’s address (UNSW’s official form of communication) short version - sent as to external SMS service (Optus Redcoal), which converts it and sends SMS message. Initial script for sending s from Aleph was based on work by Anthony and Christine Moulen at MIT …and then we removed fines

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SMS notices loan due loan overdue recall - an item on loan to you has been reserved by another borrower reserved item is ready for pick up interlibrary loan is ready for pick up interlibrary loan is being mailed to you intercampus loan is ready for pick up

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Library app – Primo Web Services Selecting multiple links in XML For the delivery category of –“Physical Item” and “Online Resources” the URL in GETIT (goes to SFX or vendor as appropriate). –"Remote Search Resource", the XML uses linktorsrc or openurlfulltext if record does not have linktorsrc. Initially, for all records, Boopsie chose linktorsrc or openurl, whichever it found first logic finally implemented was: –if all links are "physical item", then show the detail page else, look for to find the first, or first, or first else show the detail page

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Library app – App Stores Boopsie submitted the app to both the Android Store (by that time, GooglePlay) and Apple App Store. GooglePlay happily made the App available, but Apple required some more tweaking, and made it available about a week later. Just search for UNSW library.